Company Profile

What is MMTS?

Mechanical and Machine Tool Services (Pty) Ltd (MMTS) is your trusted provider of quality engineering services for supplying, repairing and refurbishing film blowing extruders, pipe extruders, injection moulders and plastics recycling machines in the plastics industry.

We manufacture and repair barrels, screws, granulators, shredders, nibblers, screen changers, spaghetti heads, tie bars, toggles, levers, and do general engineering. We also offer on-site consulting and assessment services for all types of extruders and extrusion processes. We have in-house and industry partner design capability for the design of screws, tips and barrels to suit your processing needs.

Our Capacity

MMTS's machine capacity consists of:

• 13 lathes up to six metres between centres;
• a planer/miller;
• 5 milling machines;
• a 100mm spindle horizontal boring mill;
• 5 metre and 1 metre blade grinders;
• 6 metre honing machine;
• 3 cylindrical grinders up to six metres between centres;
• 2 drilling machines;
• a surface grinder;
• 3 welding rotators;
• 2 polishing machines
• arc and MIG welding machines;
• presses;
• and 2 shapers.

Our People

The company employs 4 artisans, 16 semi-skilled workers, 7 technical support and sales representatives and 3 office staff.

Market Leaders

We have several competitors, but we have grown from a new company in 1999 to hold the one of the leading positions in market share for high-end repairs and refurbishment of plastic conversion machine components in South Africa. We are growing in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

History

MMTS was started by Philippes Descroizilles in November 1998, servicing users of plastics and rubber machinery in South Africa and north of the border. It was also active in the field of general engineering. In October 2008, the company was purchased by new owners Justin McPhail and Anthony Wilmot. Philippe retired in March 2009 after an intensive 6 month handover.

The company originally operated from premises of about 600 square metres, but in December 2000 moved to premises in Germiston which have more than 1 700 square metres of floor space and four overhead cranes which are essential for handling larger repair and refurbishment projects.

Our commitment to Change

MMTS is proud to be participating in the development of South Africa and its people. We believe that the upliftment of the people of our country will lead to a safer and more prosperous South Africa for all.

We have been independently rated in terms of the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Strategy and the Qualifying Small Business Scorecard. MMTS is a Level 5 Contributor BEE compliant entity.

We were rated by SEESA on 12 November 2008 and the certificate number is BEE No 004138, expiry date 11 November 2009.

Growing our People

MMTS is approved by merSETA as an Apprentice/Learner Training workplace for Fitters and Turners. We encourage our staff to grow and develop within their jobs so that both the company and the staff member can achieve greater heights of prosperity. Wherever possible, we promote from within so that skills are retained and nurtured.